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***Webcast Available*** Wyden to Chair Hearing on Bill to Preserve Rogue River as Wild and Scenic Waterway
Continuing work to preserve Oregon’s natural beauty for future generations, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will chair a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests discussing Wyden’s...…Read More
Posted on 03/22/12 | -
Wyden and Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect 60K acres around Rogue River
Continuing their efforts to preserve and protect Oregon’s most wild and environmentally important areas, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have introduced legislation that will add 60,000 acres of new wilderness to the existing Wil...…Read More
Posted on 12/15/11 | -
Wyden to Chair Hearing on Eastside Forest Legislation; Four Other Oregon Public Lands Bills
Today, Wednesday May 18, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. EDT (11:30 a.m. PDT) U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will chair a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee’s Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests to discuss twenty public lands bills includ...…Read More
Posted on 05/18/11 | -
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio Introduce Trio of Bills to Protect Natural Resources in Oregon
Seeking protections to some of Oregon’s most valued and threatened natural resources, three Oregon lawmakers have introduced bills in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to protect and preserve the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness, the Chetc...…Read More
Posted on 04/07/11 | -
More than 17,000 Acres of Wilderness to Be Preserved by Wyden, Merkley Land Swap Bill
In an effort to preserve more than 17,000 acres of Oregon land as Wilderness, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have reintroduced the Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2011 that will swap public land with private landholders, in o...…Read More
Posted on 03/17/11 | -
Wyden Begins 112th Congress Without Long-Time Chief of Staff
nbsp;After overseeing U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) successful reelection to the U.S. Senate, Josh Kardon - Wyden’s long-time chief of staff, advisor and friend – announced that he will be retiring from his official role with the senator to focus on...…Read More
Posted on 01/19/11 | -
Oregon Caves and Devil’s Staircase Protection Bills Pass Energy Committee
Marking another milestone in the fight to protect Oregon’s natural resources for future generations, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced that a pair of bills designed to provide protections for two of Oregon’...…Read More
Posted on 06/22/10 |
